Traer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Traer in Spanish

Traer means “to bring,” “to carry,” or “to cause.” You will learn its traigo / traiga family, irregular preterite traje / trajeron, gerund trayendo, participle traído, and core object patterns.

Traer conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Traer uses traigo — “I bring,” present subjunctive traiga..., preterite traje / trajeron, gerund trayendo, and accented participle traído.

Traer gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle traído remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	traer	to bring / carry
Gerund	trayendo	bringing / carrying
Past participle	traído	brought / carried

Traer meaning and essential uses

Traer is transitive and primarily means moving or carrying something toward the place where the speaker is or the place being discussed: Trae una silla. — “Bring a chair.”

RAE also records meanings such as causing or producing a consequence and wearing something: El cambio trae problemas. — “The change brings problems.” Traía un vestido rojo. — “She was wearing a red dress.”

Traer irregular conjugation patterns

The present first person is traigo — “I bring,” while the remaining present forms are traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen. Present subjunctive uses traig- throughout.

The preterite uses traj-: traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron. The past/future subjunctive uses trajer-. The gerund is trayendo and the participle is traído.

Traer indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Traer present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The first-person singular is traigo; the remaining present forms keep tra- / trae- as shown.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traigo	I bring / carry
Tú — you, singular informal	traes	you bring / carry
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	trae	he / she brings / carries; you bring / carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traemos	we bring / carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traéis	you bring / carry (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traen	they bring / carry; you bring / carry (plural)

• Traigo los documentos a la oficina. — I bring the documents to the office.

Traer preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The entire preterite uses traj-, including trajeron without an extra i.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traje	I brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	trajiste	you brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	trajo	he / she brought / carried; you brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	trajimos	we brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	trajisteis	you brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	trajeron	they brought / carried; you brought / carried (plural)

• Ayer traje comida para todos. — Yesterday I brought food for everyone.

Traer imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traía	I used to bring / carry / was bringing / carrying
Tú — you, singular informal	traías	you used to bring / carry / were bringing / carrying
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traía	he / she used to bring / carry / was bringing / carrying; you used to bring / carry / were bringing / carrying (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traíamos	we used to bring / carry / were bringing / carrying
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traíais	you used to bring / carry / were bringing / carrying (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traían	they used to bring / carry / were bringing / carrying; you used to bring / carry / were bringing / carrying (plural)

• Antes traía mi almuerzo de casa. — I used to bring my lunch from home.

Traer present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus the irregular gerund trayendo — “bringing / carrying.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy trayendo	I am bringing / carrying
Tú — you, singular informal	estás trayendo	you are bringing / carrying
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está trayendo	he / she is bringing / carrying; you are bringing / carrying (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos trayendo	we are bringing / carrying
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis trayendo	you are bringing / carrying (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están trayendo	they are bringing / carrying; you are bringing / carrying (plural)

• Estoy trayendo más sillas. — I am bringing more chairs.

Traer near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and traer.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a traer	I am going to bring / carry
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a traer	you are going to bring / carry
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a traer	he / she is going to bring / carry; you are going to bring / carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a traer	we are going to bring / carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a traer	you are going to bring / carry (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a traer	they are going to bring / carry; you are going to bring / carry (plural)

• Voy a traer el informe mañana. — I am going to bring the report tomorrow.

Traer future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traeré	I will bring / carry
Tú — you, singular informal	traerás	you will bring / carry
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traerá	he / she will bring / carry; you will bring / carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traeremos	we will bring / carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traeréis	you will bring / carry (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traerán	they will bring / carry; you will bring / carry (plural)

• Traeremos bebidas para la reunión. — We will bring drinks for the meeting.

Traer conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traería	I would bring / carry
Tú — you, singular informal	traerías	you would bring / carry
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traería	he / she would bring / carry; you would bring / carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traeríamos	we would bring / carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traeríais	you would bring / carry (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traerían	they would bring / carry; you would bring / carry (plural)

• Traería mi portátil si fuera necesario. — I would bring my laptop if necessary.

Traer present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he traído	I have brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	has traído	you have brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha traído	he / she has brought / carried; you have brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos traído	we have brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis traído	you have brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han traído	they have brought / carried; you have brought / carried (plural)

• He traído todos los documentos. — I have brought all the documents.

Traer past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había traído	I had brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	habías traído	you had brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había traído	he / she had brought / carried; you had brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos traído	we had brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais traído	you had brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían traído	they had brought / carried; you had brought / carried (plural)

• Ya habíamos traído suficiente comida. — We had already brought enough food.

Traer future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré traído	I will have brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás traído	you will have brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá traído	he / she will have brought / carried; you will have brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos traído	we will have brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis traído	you will have brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán traído	they will have brought / carried; you will have brought / carried (plural)

• Para entonces habrán traído las cajas. — By then they will have brought the boxes.

Traer conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría traído	I would have brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías traído	you would have brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría traído	he / she would have brought / carried; you would have brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos traído	we would have brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais traído	you would have brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían traído	they would have brought / carried; you would have brought / carried (plural)

• Habría traído otra copia. — I would have brought another copy.

Traer subjunctive conjugations

Traer present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses traig- throughout.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traiga	that I bring / carry
Tú — you, singular informal	traigas	that you bring / carry
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traiga	that he / she bring / carry; that you bring / carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traigamos	that we bring / carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traigáis	that you bring / carry (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traigan	that they bring / carry; that you bring / carry (plural)

• Quiero que traigas tu identificación. — I want you to bring your identification.

Traer imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use trajer-; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	trajera	that I brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	trajeras	that you brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	trajera	that he / she brought / carried; that you brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	trajéramos	that we brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	trajerais	that you brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	trajeran	that they brought / carried; that you brought / carried (plural)

• Preferían que trajéramos más sillas. — They preferred that we bring more chairs.
• Era mejor que trajeses también el recibo. — It was better for you to bring the receipt too.

Traer future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use trajer-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	trajere	if / when I should bring / carry
Tú — you, singular informal	trajeres	if / when you should bring / carry
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	trajere	if / when he / she should bring / carry; if / when you should bring / carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	trajéremos	if / when we should bring / carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	trajereis	if / when you should bring / carry (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	trajeren	if / when they should bring / carry; if / when you should bring / carry (plural)

• Quien trajere material externo deberá declararlo. — Whoever should bring external material must declare it.

Traer present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya traído	that I have brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas traído	that you have brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya traído	that he / she has brought / carried; that you have brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos traído	that we have brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis traído	that you have brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan traído	that they have brought / carried; that you have brought / carried (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas traído el informe. — I am glad that you brought the report.

Traer past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera traído	that I had brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras traído	that you had brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera traído	that he / she had brought / carried; that you had brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos traído	that we had brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais traído	that you had brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran traído	that they had brought / carried; that you had brought / carried (plural)

• Si hubiera traído el cargador, podría trabajar. — If I had brought the charger, I could work.
• Si hubieses traído comida, no tendríamos que salir. — If you had brought food, we would not have to go out.

Traer future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere traído	if / when I should have brought / carried
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres traído	if / when you should have brought / carried
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere traído	if / when he / she should have brought / carried; if / when you should have brought / carried (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos traído	if / when we should have brought / carried
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis traído	if / when you should have brought / carried (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren traído	if / when they should have brought / carried; if / when you should have brought / carried (plural)

• Si hubieren traído documentos adicionales, deberán entregarlos. — If they should have brought additional documents, they must hand them in.

Traer imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Traer affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	trae	bring
Usted — you, singular formal	traiga	bring (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	traigamos	let’s bring
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traed	bring (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	traigan	bring (plural)

• Trae tu pasaporte. — Bring your passport.

Traer negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no traigas	do not bring
Usted — you, singular formal	no traiga	do not bring (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no traigamos	let’s not bring
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no traigáis	do not bring (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no traigan	do not bring (plural)

• No traigas objetos innecesarios. — Do not bring unnecessary objects.

Common constructions with Traer

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• traer algo a un lugar. — to bring something to a place.
• traer algo a alguien. — to bring something to someone.
• traer consecuencias / problemas. — to bring / cause consequences or problems.
• traer puesto + clothing. — to be wearing something.

Example sentences with Traer

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Puedes traer agua? — Can you bring water?
• Trajo una noticia importante. — He / she brought important news.
• Esta decisión puede traer problemas. — This decision can cause problems.
• Espero que traigas tu identificación. — I hope you bring your identification.
• Han traído todo lo necesario. — They have brought everything necessary.
• Trae una silla, por favor. — Bring a chair, please.

Regional and usage notes for Traer

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos traés los documentos mañana. — You bring the documents tomorrow. (voseo)
• Traé una copia extra. — Bring an extra copy. (affirmative vos command)

For traer, learn the irregular families traigo / traiga, traj-, trayendo, and traído. The future and conditional return to the full infinitive and use regular endings.